Mittie Sue Earl ShemwellAge: 84 years1879–1963
- Name
- Mittie Sue Earl Shemwell
- Given names
- Mittie Sue Earl
- Surname
- Shemwell
- Married name
- Mittie Sue Earl DeBerry
 Birth | August 19, 1879 37 34 |
 Census | June 18, 1880 (Age 9 months) |
 Death of a paternal grandfather | Samuel Shemwell August 28, 1881 (Age 2 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Jeffery Tood Shemwell September 18, 1881 (Age 2 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandfather | Anderson Coursey October 12, 1888 (Age 9 years) |
 Marriage | Robert L DeBerry — View this family 1898 (Age 18 years) |
 Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 18 years)Note: The Spanish-American War was a conflict in 1898 between Spain and the United States, the result of American intervention in the Cuban War of Independence - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish%E2%80%93American_War |
| Birth of a daughter #1 | Francis Laura “Fannie” DeBerry February 25, 1900 (Age 20 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandmother | Matilda Whitlow November 13, 1900 (Age 21 years) |
| Death of a sister | Jeffery Tood Shemwell July 15, 1905 (Age 25 years) |
| Death of a husband | Robert L DeBerry before 1910 (Age 30 years) |
| Census | April 15, 1910 (Age 30 years) Note: living with parents |
| Death of a paternal grandmother | Permelia Belinda Rickman September 30, 1910 (Age 31 years) |
| Death of a father | James Marcus Shemwell July 20, 1916 (Age 36 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 36 years)Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1 |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 37 years)Note: The United States enters 'The Great War' where more than nine million combatants were killed- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I |
| Historical Event | Spanish Influenza Epidemic 1918 (Age 38 years)Note: Spanish Influenza killed over 500,000 people in the United States, and somewhere between 20 and 40 million in what has been cited as the most devastating epidemic in history - http://virus.stanford.edu/uda/ |
| Census | January 1, 1920 (Age 40 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #1 | Dorothy Grace Murrey April 20, 1920 (Age 40 years) |
| Death of a granddaughter | Dorothy Grace Murrey April 21, 1920 (Age 40 years) |
| Death of a mother | Penelope Frances “Fanny” Coursey August 10, 1922 (Age 42 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #2 | Robert Claude “Red” Murrey June 15, 1924 (Age 44 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #3 | William Henry Murrey February 27, 1929 (Age 49 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 50 years)Note: The Wall Street Crash sets off the Great Depression, the most severe worldwide economic depression in the 20th century - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Depression |
| Census | April 22, 1930 (Age 50 years) |
| Death of a sister | Alice Malone Shemwell August 19, 1937 (Age 58 years) |
| Census | April 22, 1940 (Age 60 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 62 years)Note: The United States enters World War II after the attack at Pearl Harbor, a global war that involved the vast majority of the world's nations and including all of the great powers - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II |
| Death of a brother | Samuel Anderson Shemwell August 30, 1950 (Age 71 years) |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 70 years)Note: The Korean War was a war between the Republic of Korea (South Korea), supported by the United Nations, and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea), at one time supported by the People's Republic of China and the Soviet Union - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_War |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 66 years)Note: The Vietnam War was a long, costly armed conflict that pitted the communist regime of North Vietnam and its southern allies, known as the Viet Cong, against South Vietnam and its principal ally, the United States. The divisive war, increasingly unpopular at home, ended with the withdrawal of U.S. forces in 1973 and the unification of Vietnam under Communist control two years later. More than 3 million people, including 58,000 Americans, were killed in the conflict. - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam_War |
 Death | December 4, 1963 (Age 84 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Glenwood Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
James Marcus Shemwell Birth: August 14, 1842 32 19 — Elkton, Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: July 20, 1916 — Elkton, Todd, Kentucky, United States |
| mother |
Penelope Frances “Fanny” Coursey Birth: April 21, 1845 34 26 — Logan, Kentucky, United States Death: August 10, 1922 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: November 15, 1867 — Logan, Kentucky, United States |
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22 months elder sister |
Alice Malone Shemwell Birth: September 15, 1869 27 24 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: August 19, 1937 — Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States |
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4 years elder brother |
Samuel Anderson Shemwell Birth: June 3, 1873 30 28 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: August 30, 1950 — Lewisburg, Logan, Kentucky, United States |
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6 years herself |
Mittie Sue Earl Shemwell Birth: August 19, 1879 37 34 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: December 4, 1963 — Christian, Kentucky, United States |
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2 years younger sister |
Jeffery Tood Shemwell Birth: September 18, 1881 39 36 — Elkton, Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: July 15, 1905 — Elkton, Todd, Kentucky, United States |
| Family with Robert L DeBerry |
| husband |
Robert L DeBerry Death: before 1910 |
| herself |
Mittie Sue Earl Shemwell Birth: August 19, 1879 37 34 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: December 4, 1963 — Christian, Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: 1898 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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2 years daughter |
Francis Laura “Fannie” DeBerry Birth: February 25, 1900 20 — Kentucky, United States Death: February 23, 1982 — Christian, Kentucky, United States |
Mittie Sue Earl Shemwell has 16 first cousins recorded
Father's family (16)
Parents William Alexander Shemwell + Virginia Cordelia “Jennie” Brockman
Parents Finis Washington Sherrod + Elizabeth Jane “Bettie” Shemwell
Mother's family (0)
| Census | 1880 United States - Census transcript - James Mand Shemwell - Household
Sharon, Todd, KY
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| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - James Marcus Shemwell - Household
Caseyville, Todd, Kentucky, USA
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| Census | living with parents | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - Penelope Frances Coursey - Household
Elkton, Todd, Kentucky, USA
Notes: All are Widowed |